Watch a powerful rendition of “We Shall Overcome,” performed in Raleigh, NC by the participants of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival‘s Theomusicology and Movement Arts Convening earlier this month! Thanks to Megan Hollenbeck of the Tennessee Poor … Continued
Posted at https://medium.com/brepairers/more-poor-whites-will-be-hurt-by-white-house-budget-proposal-381442210c51 Photo by Alexandra Stevenson Less than three months after signing into law a tax bill that drastically cuts taxes for the wealthy and large corporations, President Trump proposed a budget that will cut billions from key programs that are fundamental … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Throughout the country, people are speaking up and demanding solutions to gun violence. High school students from Marjory Stoneham Douglas and across the United States, the Movement for Black Lives, and others have … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): We just learned that both Federal Court and Supreme Court appeals of the new congressional district map have been denied. The new map will be the one used for the 2018 and 2020 elections. We … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): In the coming weeks, Congress could pass legislation with riders that dismantle protections for the Tongass National Forest. Can you help by sending a message to Congress at http://p2a.co/6V64lTL? The first rider would gut … Continued
Updated: FEBRUARY 23, 2018 — 7:24 PM EST by Jonathan Lai & Liz Navratil – Staff Writers HARRISBURG — Republican efforts to block Pennsylvania’s new map of congressional districts suffered a setback Friday, as a federal three-judge panel declined to issue an emergency order to prevent it from … Continued
By Jason Samenow February 26 The sun won’t rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it’s normally close to the coldest time of year, but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this weekend. … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/27/condescension-box-trump-administrations-snap-proposal/#.WpbP9WrwYdV By David Elliot February 27, 2018 Earlier this month, as part of its overall budget plan, the Trump administration proposed a radical restructuring of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The changes would … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Your family’s budget reflects your needs and priorities: food, housing, education, healthcare, and your retirement security. When Congress passes a budget, it should reflect these same priorities. And yet, the budget that Donald Trump … Continued
“The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge led by states and environmental groups to an Environmental Protection Agency regulation that lets government agencies transfer water between different bodies, such as rivers and lakes, without needing to protect … Continued